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| From: smart@sikhmediawatch.org (Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force (SMART)) Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2001, 6:10pm To: info@sikhmediawatch.org (SMART Information Request) Subject: Internships with White House Initiative on Asian Americans and US Airways Reply to: info@sikhmediawatch.org SMART ENCOURAGES SIKH YOUTH TO APPLY FOR SUMMER INTERNSHIPS WITH WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND US AIRWAYS (Washington, D.C.--4/18/01) The Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force, SMART, a Sikh advocacy group, would like to encourage all Sikh youth to apply for a summer internship with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The Initiative liaisons with 34 federal agencies, and the President's Advisory Council to improve the health and well-being of underserved Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This is a wonderful opportunity for Sikhs to get involved and learn more about the working of the federal government and its policies concerning Asian Americans. Students who get the internship can work on a wide range of projects from policy-making to event planning. SMART would also like to inform the Sikh youth community about another wonderful internship in corporate marketing with US Airways! The company is offering a variety of areas to work in for all minorities with a 3.0 grade point average. For more information, please read the attached announcement or call SMART at 1-877-91-SIKHS. ---------------------------------------------- SUMMER 2001 INTERNSHIPS THE WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) coordinates the efforts of thirty-four federal agencies and a fifteen-member President's Advisory Commission to improve the health and well-being of underserved AAPIs living in this country. The White House Initiative on AAPIs seeks motivated undergraduate and graduate students throughout the United States and U.S.-associated Pacific Island jurisdictions to undertake internships in the office. Interns will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects that range from policy development and research to public relations and event planning. The summer internship at the White House Initiative is a challenging and rewarding experience designed to build upon the talents of enthusiastic and capable students. Requirements: * Must be eighteen years of age or older; * Must be living in the D.C.-metropolitan area during the period of the internship.** Period of Internship: May 29 - August 31, 2001 [start and end dates are flexible] Salary: Unpaid [Stipend/fellowship opportunities from other D.C. internship programs are available; call for more information.] Possible Positions: * Communications Intern -will assist in administering the Initiative's interactive and virtual communications (i.e., e-mail listserv, web site, newsletter, etc.) and will maintain media and community relations networks. * Commission Intern -will assist office in staffing the President's Advisory Commission. Responsibilities include organizing meetings, preparing briefing documents and supporting communications between the Initiative and the Commission. * Interagency Intern -will coordinate the work of the federal Interagency Working Group and Coordinating Committee. These two bodies are composed of senior-level officials from every cabinet department and select independent agencies. Intern will provide policy and research support for subcommittees of these bodies as well. * Research/Projects Intern -will work with staff to select a specific policy matter on which he/she will work to develop strategies for the federal government to address community needs and concerns on that issue. How to Apply: Send resume and a brief cover letter explaining your interest, background and availability to: Mr. Parag Mehta White House Initiative on AAPIs 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10-42 Rockville, MD 20857 Fax: 301.443.0259 E-mail: pmehta@hrsa.gov Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Southeast Asians are encouraged to apply. For more information, please call (301) 443.2492. Additional information is also available on our website: www.aapi.gov **Internship opportunities may also be available in other cities throughout the country. Please contact the office for more details. ---------------------------------------------- Join the Carrier of Choice to Increase Your Corporate Marketability! US AIRWAYS' SUMMER MINORITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM The US Airways Minority Summer Internship Program is an annual community outreach effort that provides work experience for African-American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American and Pacific Island high school seniors and college students. Participants develop skills through exposure to corporate culture, learned responsibility and work experience within the environment of a Fortune 200 corporation. Each year, students are selected to work during the months of June through August in one of various departments such as Finance, Human Resources, Sales, Marketing, Legal, and Operations. In addition to work experience, the program provides individual mentoring experience for interns with the objective of enhancing professional skills by providing knowledge and motivation for success. Upon completion of the program the successful intern will be competent in the areas of: * Customer Service Orientation * Professionalism * Job Knowledge * Interpersonal/Communication Skills * Quality of Work * Leadership Skills * Quantity of Work/Work Planning * Decision Making/Judgement In addition to these benefits, students receive competitive salary and air travel benefits. To qualify for consideration, students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0. For consideration, send your resume, recent transcript and cover letter to: US Airways Minority Summer Intern Program 2345 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA 22227 ### END ### About SMART: The Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force (SMART), founded in 1996, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, organization dedicated to the fair and accurate portrayal of Sikh Americans and the Sikh religion in the American media and society. It has a diverse membership across the United States, and also works to combat bigotry and prejudice; protect the rights and religious freedom of Sikh Americans; and provide resources to empower the Sikh American community in understanding and exercising its civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. Sikh Mediawatch and Resource Task Force (SMART) P.O. Box 1761 Germantown, MD 20875-1761 Tel: 877-91-SIKHS (TOLL FREE) Fax: 202-318-4433 Email: info@sikhmediawatch.org URL: http://www.sikhmediawatch.org |
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